Croatian President Ivo Josipović Serbia has stated that Croatia are firmly committed to the future in the European Union. Thus they are guarantors of safety and stability as regards Bosnia-Herzegovina, he said, according to media reports.
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Josipović “not deterred by threats”
Croat President Ivo Josipović has said that he will not be deterred from doing his job by the extremists who had sent a bomb to the Croatian embassy in Berlin. Croatia will not abandon its European path and all officials will continue to do their jobs regardless of threats, he said.
“Genocide suit should not sour relations”
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says there is no reason for Croatia’s response to Serbia’s genocide countersuit to jeopardize the good relations. Commenting on Croatia’s response at the International Court of Justice on Dec. 20, Josipović told reporters in Zagreb that the response is “part of the normal process that is unfolding,” and that “nothing really spectacular has happened.”
Croat president on probe against ex-PM
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says that the investigation against former PM Ivo Sanader is proving that “there are no untouchables anymoreâ€.
He has warned that no one can be declared guilty before the court determines that.
Tadić, Josipović “good for region”
British journalist and expert on the Balkans Misha Glenny says that cooperation between Serbia and Croatia “is completely transforming this part of Europeâ€.
He points out that Serbian President Boris Tadić and Croatian President Ivo Josipović are playing an important role in this.
Anger over reduced sentence for ex-JNA officer
Hague Tribunal’s decision to reduce Veselin Å ljivanÄanin’s sentence has sparked negative reactions in Croatia.
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says that those who ordered crimes in Vukovar still have not been punished.
Regional leaders “ready for new stage”
Serbian President Boris Tadić met on Monday in Banja Luka, RS, with the Bosniak (Muslim) member of Bosnia’s presidency, Bakir Izetbegović. They attended a ceremony organized by Nezavisne Novine daily, that chose Croatian President Ivo Josipović as its “personality of the year”.
Croat president RS daily’s “man of year”
A Banja Luka, RS, based newspaper has announced that Croatian President Ivo Josipović has been chosen as their Personality of the Year. Josipović told Nezavisne Novine, published in the Bosnian Serb entity’s largest town, that coexistence of the peoples living in neighboring countries had no alternative.
Tadić starts two-day visit to Croatia
Serbian President Boris Tadić has started his two-day official visit to Croatia, said reports. Tadić has meet with Croatian President Ivo Josipović, and will also confer with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Parliament Speaker Luka Bebić.
“Genocide suits won’t be dropped”
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says he and his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadić will not discuss the withdrawal of Croatia’s genocide lawsuit against Serbia. Tadić is due to pay an official visit to Croatia on Wednesday.
Tadić to visit Croatia November 24-25
Serbian President Boris Tadić will pay Croatia an official two-day visit November 24-25, the president’s press service released on Monday. According to the Wednesday schedule, Tadić will first confer with Croatian President Ivo Josipović, after which he will have meetings with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Parliament Speaker Luka Bebić.
Croatian president: Serbia welcome in NATO
Serbia needs to find its path and everything depends on it. But as far as Croatia is concerned Serbia is welcome in NATO, Croatian President Ivo Josipović said.
As a fully fledged member of NATO Croatia had its say in adoption of NATO’s new strategy, Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji list reports.
Josipović: Open issues to be solved
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has stated that present generation of politicians must solve open issues between Serbia and Croatia.
According to him, present authorities of the two countries must not leave open issues which are still burdening relations between Belgrade and Zagreb to the next generation.
Croat president: I did apologize
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has stated that he did apologize for the Serb victims in Paulin Dvor near Osijek and that some media were “twisting the facts”.
Commenting on reports that he, unlike Serbian President Boris Tadić, did not apologize for the victims, Josipović said he was glad that such media were few.
Nothing can stop reconciliation, say presidents
Serbian President Boris Tadić and Croatian President Ivo Josipović said in Vukovar on Thursday that they are determined to continue the reconciliation process. This despite the fact that the two countries will still need to tear down many barriers, they said, and added that determining the fate of the people who went missing in the war is the first and most important step in that direction.
Croatian president on Tadić visit
Croatian President Ivo Josipović said Sunday that he expects his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadić to visit Vukovar in the first half of November. The exact date of Tadić’s visit to Croatia has not yet been officially confirmed.
“Officers legally stripped of ranks”
Croatian president says that his decision to strip Mirko Norac of his rank is legal and moral considering that he was convicted of serious war crimes.
“I think that my decision to revoke the rank and medals is completely legal,†Croatian President Ivo Josipović said.
“Tadić did what was best for Serbiaâ€
Croatian president believes Boris Tadić was realistic and that he did what was best for Serbia by accepting compromise regarding the UNGA Kosovo resolution.
Croatian President Ivo Josipović told Vienna-based daily Die Presse that he had been expecting a compromise regarding the resolution, adding that politicians in the entire region were beginning to realize more and more that compromises were necessary.
Croat president honors Serb victims
Croat President Ivo Josipović attended the unveiling of a memorial for nine elderly Serb men killed in late September 1995 in the village of Varivode near Knin. Their murder happened almost two months after the military Operation Storm against these Serb areas of Croatia.
Croat leader strips 5 of military rank
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has stripped Branimir GlavaÅ¡, Mirko Norac, Vladimir Zagorac, Tihomir OreÅ¡ković and SiniÅ¡a Rimac of their senior military ranks. According to announcements, the Croatian president and commander in chief has made the decision in accordance with that country’s Constitution and law.



